Biomass Service Engineer
Application Deadline: 30 July 2025
Department: Service and Maintenance
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Inverness
Reporting To: S&M Manager
Description
Alternative Heat specialises in the design, supply and installation of a wide range of Off-site Prefabricated solutions for the commercial M&E sectors throughout Ireland and UK. Through continuous investment within our teams, and our facilities, we have grown strongly over the years and established ourselves as a leader within the offsite pre-fabrication industry throughout Ireland and the UK.
We currently have a team of Service and Maintenance engineers covering our biomass installations throughout the UK and we are looking to expand this team via the recruitment of an additional full time Biomass Service Engineer for coverage throughout Scotland.
We are looking for an engineer who must have previous biomass experience and the ability to carry out service, maintenance, and repair tasks on completed biomass boiler projects.
An in-depth knowledge of the Commercial Plumbing and Heating industry and Herz Biomass Boiler range would offer a distinct advantage to the applicant; however product specific training shall be provided for the successful applicant.
The position will cover a wide geographical area throughout Scotland and will require commitment to travel and occasional overnight stays.
It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have previous experience of servicing work on biomass boilers.
Job Title | Biomass Service Engineer
Location | Inverness Office
Hours | Full-Time, Permanent. 7am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Salary | Competitive depending on experience
Responsible to | S & M Manager
Key Responsibilities
The Biomass engineer will be required to carry out operation and maintenance tasks on completed biomass boiler projects throughout UK.
* Reactive call outs to time critical faults, incl. out of hours
* Carry out monthly ash disposal visits
* Improvement suggestions on installed plant, submission of reports for the same
* Servicing / Fault Finding on Biomass plant and associated M&E services
* Work alongside existing site and office based engineers
* Timely completion of Field based job reports on a tablet device
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Relevant Biomass Experience preferably HERZ up to - 1.5Mw
* Previous experience in Commercial M&E Trade
* Full and Clean Driving License
Desirable Criteria:
* Experience with other manufacturers
* Experience with other Biomass Manufacturers
Benefits
* Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
* Competitive pension scheme.
* Life assurance scheme.
* Health cash plan.
* Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
* Annual flu vaccine
* Free annual health check during working hours.
* Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
* Lavish Long service awards
* Full access to car emergency kit.
* Annual Christmas raffle
* Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
* Secure, free onsite parking.
* Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
* Friendly and supportive working environment
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